The fleet handles in excess of 800 ship movements each month and four tugs are usually on duty during daylight hours and at least two at night. Richards Bay is connected to coal fields in Mpumalanga and to Gauteng by a dedicated rail service and by rail to Durban in the south and through Swaziland to eastern Mpumalanga. Transnet lifts ban on all activities at Durban harbour. The port has a full range of ship chandling and stevedoring available – details of all these are also available in the africa Ports & Ships Maritime Services Directory. Once the notorious bar – a sandbar across the entrance channel – had been ‘conquered’ (a story in its own right) Durban went on to rapidly become Africa’s busiest general cargo port and home to one of the largest and busiest container terminals in the Southern Hemisphere. javascript:commonShowModalDialog('{SiteUrl}/_layouts/itemexpiration.aspx?ID={ItemId}&List={ListId}', 'center:1;dialogHeight:500px;dialogWidth:500px;resizable:yes;status:no;location:no;menubar:no;help:no', function GotoPageAfterClose(pageid){if(pageid == 'hold') {STSNavigate(unescape(decodeURI('{SiteUrl}'))+'/_layouts/hold.aspx?ID={ItemId}&List={ListId}'); return false;} if(pageid == 'audit') {STSNavigate(unescape(decodeURI('{SiteUrl}'))+'/_layouts/Reporting.aspx?Category=Auditing&backtype=item&ID={ItemId}&List={ListId}'); return false;} if(pageid == 'config') {STSNavigate(unescape(decodeURI('{SiteUrl}'))+'/_layouts/expirationconfig.aspx?ID={ItemId}&List={ListId}'); return false;}}, null); return false; /OurPorts/Durban/_layouts/formserver.aspx?XsnLocation={ItemUrl}&OpenIn=Browser&Source={Source}, /OurPorts/Durban/_layouts/formserver.aspx?XmlLocation={ItemUrl}&OpenIn=Browser&Source={Source}, /OurPorts/Durban/_layouts/xlviewer.aspx?id={ItemUrl}&DefaultItemOpen=1, javascript:SP.UI.ModalDialog.ShowPopupDialog('{SiteUrl}/_layouts/DocSetVersions.aspx?List={ListId}&ID={ItemId}'), javascript:GoToPage('{SiteUrl}/_layouts/docsetsend.aspx?List={ListId}&ID={ItemId}'), Degracia Sibiya Transnet National Ports Authority JHB, TERMINAL OPERATOR LICENCES ISSUED with contact details - Durban. Elgin Brown & Hamer operates three similar floating docks at Walvis Bay, known as Namdocks 1, 2 and 3. Access is from the yacht mole and left along Maritime Road (past the Point Yacht Club). email CustomerCare@transnet.net Transnet National Ports Authority School of Ports The second floating dock, known as Eldock, is operated by Messrs Elgin Brown & Hamer. Transnet National Port Authority Lighthouse Services P O Box 50491 8002 Waterfront, Cape Town South Africa Tel : +27 21 449 5171 Fax : +27 21 449 3663 . ALL ENQUIRIES: 0860 109 330 email: customercaretnpa@transnet.net. Two diesel-powered pilot boats named Lufafa and Jujosi, which were built by Veecraft in Cape Town in 2009, operate when the helicopter service is unavailable. In addition to the above mentioned the port of Durban has four floating docks – one operated by Transnet NPA with an overall length of 109m, a width of 23.34m and a displaced lifting capacity of 4,500 tonnes, serviced by two 5-tonne capacity cranes but this remains currently out of service. $Resources:ReportServerResources,EditDataSources; /OurPorts/Durban/_layouts/ReportServer/DataSourceList.aspx?list={ListId}&ID={ItemId}. TRANSNET NATIONAL PORTS AUTHORITY PORT TARIFFS Seventeenth Edition 1 April 2018 Issued by: Transnet National Ports Authority Finance / Economic Regulation PO Box 32696 Braamfontein 2017 ISBN 978-0-620-56322-2 This tariff book is also available on our Internet Website Address: www.transnetnationalportsauthority.net DISCLAIMER Tel (27) 031 361 5580 (Customer Call Centre) Public sight-seeing is available from a variety of ferries and launches operating such services in Durban Bay. Eldock in Durban has a length of 155m, a width of 23.5m and a lifting capacity of 8,500t. Parktown Johannesburg 2193. Larger vessels have been common and ships up to 300m length and 45m beam are regular callers in Durban. PORT MANAGER: (Shadrack Tshikalange) Tel: 044 604 6201 email shadrack.tshikalange@transnet.net. Since then ships called sporadically over several centuries, and who knows which honest merchantman or perhaps pirate ship or infamous slaver sheltered behind the protection of the Bluff, that wooded peninsular that forms a dramatic landmark of present Durban. Visible Customer Experience offering Account Application, User Management, Quotations, Ordering, Invoices and Statements About Us. N/A. Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) said it had built flexibility into the tender specifications for Operation Phakisa new build projects at its ports in order to meet the current economic climate. Durban. CONTACT DETAILS. some of these are currently being lengthened and deepened, which will in effect reduce the number of actual berths while catering for the larger modern ships. Agriculture and farming has always played an important role in the port’s activities, principally deciduous and citrus fruit and the annual wool crop. DURBAN 4001 An Agusta A109 K2 ‘HPS’ twin-engine 8-seat helicopter and a four-seat Agusta 109 helicopter provide pilotage services. Port of Mossel Bay P O Box 1942 Mossel Bay, 6500 (55 Bland Street, Mossel Bay) South Africa. Note: The latest monthly statistics for the port can be found in the general News section of PORTS & SHIPS and africa PORTS & SHIPS , on a monthly basis (usually around the 10th of each month) with the annual figures published early in January (calendar year) and April (fiscal year). Fax (27) 031 361 8835 The harbour master has to be consulted for permission regarding larger vessels. Transnet head office status was jointly held by Durban and Joburg. website http://www.transnetportterminals.net/. Wines of South Africa: Wine exports increased by 7.7% in 2020 Tel: 044 604 6272/4 Fax: 044 604 6232. The port has a well-equipped passenger terminal at N-berth on the T-Jetty for the convenience of cruise ships, which operate mostly during the summer months between November and May. Successful bidder . Transnet national ports authority. CONTACT DETAILS. The port is served with excellent rail and road links to Gauteng in the west and points south and north. Draught within the port varies according to location. The Durban Ro-Ro Terminal handles roll-on, roll off traffic (automotive) in addition to breakbulk cargo and a certain amount of containers. The smaller Imvubu is privately owned by Elgin Brown & Hamer and has a lifting capacity of 60 tonnes at 6.1m or 40.6t at 16.2m from the outboard edge. A large number of other recreational activities take place in Durban Bay including canoeing and kayaking, parasailing, fishing from boats and bird watching at the Heritage Site (mangrove swamps). There is an extensive safe anchorage outside the port for vessels waiting for berthing or for orders. A growing number of other cruise companies that operate cruises along the southern African coast include Phoenox Reisen and Aida Cruises. Transnet National Ports Authority; Transnet Port Terminals; Transnet Engineering; Transnet Pipelines; Transnet Freight Rail; Transnet Property; Investor Relations. Customer Engagements; Publications; Press Release; News; Infrastructural Development. The fourth floating dock is that of Dormac Marine which acquired a new floating dock, Dormac Dock 1 equal in size and capacity to that of Eldock and which has been commissioned and is in service. Dredging Services; Maritime School of Excellence; Lighthouse Services; Ship Repair; Media Room. In spite of its auspicious start, Port Elizabeth had remained poorly equipped for the handling of ships, with little protection from the open sea until 1935 when the Charl Malan quay was completed, followed by additional quays leading to today’s modern port. Participants contact details ; 011 421 0378 : Awarded to 9 Service Providers. Customer Care Tel:.0860 109 333. The four stationed at Durban are named uThukela, Mkhuze, Pholela and Lotheni. Email:Customercare.tnpa@transnet.net. Even though Denel is extendingRead More The above limitations have been redrawn since the harbour widening and deepening exercise was completed on 31 March 2010 – please check with Harbour Master’s office for latest limitations. Overview; Transnet Brand; Strategic Intent; Our Shareholder; Board of Directors; Our History; Timeline; Transnet Foundation; New Multi-Product Pipeline; Our Divisions. The first harbour master was appointed in either 1839 or 1840 (true records do not exist) so perhaps Durban as a port should be considered from this time. Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) is one of five operating divisions of Transnet SOC Limited, South Africa’s state-owned freight transport and handling company. $Resources:ReportServerResources,ManageClickThrough; /OurPorts/Durban/_layouts/ReportServer/ModelClickThrough.aspx?list={ListId}&ID={ItemId}. Durban Car Terminal – The Durban Car Terminal handled a total of 521,280 motor vehicles in 2019, of which 269,622 were imports, and 191,130 were exports. Tug assistance is required. Fax (27) 086 639 3048, Port Control (ship arrivals) The port of Durban performs a critical role within the city of Durban as an employer of people. Transnet Overview; TNPA Overview; Our Business Units. *  TEU – twenty foot container equivalent. First it was the graceful Short C class of Imperial Airways, for Durban was the terminus of the first commercial air route between South Africa and Europe. Durban has three marinas for yachting purposes – the main marina opposite the Esplanade, catered for by the Point Yacht Club and Royal Natal Yacht Club, Wilson’s Wharf marina further along the Esplanade which is used predominantly by motor craft, and the Bluff Yacht Club facility in the Silt Canal near Bayhead. A pollution boat named Udonti also serves the port but is currently out of service. South Africa. Hydrographic Survey Vessels used at the Port of Durban are the Ingwegwe and the Swift. About Us. Fax (27) 031 308 8323 Emptying time for the graving dock is 4 hours. Transnet National Ports Authority Port of Richards Bay PO Box 181 Richards Bay 3900. $Resources:ReportServerResources,ManageDatasetsName; /OurPorts/Durban/_layouts/ReportServer/DatasetList.aspx?list={ListId}&ID={ItemId}. The third Durban floating dock is a smaller unit of 50m length which is used as a launch vessel for tugs and other small vessels built at SA Shipyards and is also licensed for ship repair. Transnet National Ports Authority Head Office: Physical Address 30 Wellington Road. The Bay of Natal (Durban Bay) was one of the few natural harbours available along the east coast of southern Africa between Algoa Bay and Delagoa Bay (now Maputo Bay). $Resources:ReportServerResources,EditInReportBuilder; /_layouts/images/ReportServer/EditReport.gif, /OurPorts/Durban/_layouts/ReportServer/RSAction.aspx?RSAction=ReportBuilderReportContext&list={ListId}&ID={ItemId}. Richards Bay. Port Location: Durban: Port Name: Port of Durban: Port Authority: Transnet National Ports Authority: Address: P O Box 1027 Durban 4000 South Africa: Phone: Several private companies provide commercial diving services and the port also maintains a fully equipped diving team. Tel (27) 031 361 8516 (Marine Department) The entrance channel is now 19m deep in the outer entrance shallowing to 16.5m draught in the inner channel. Tide fall at mean high water springs is 1.8m and 0.49m low water neaps. Tel (27) 031 361 8811 (Port Engineer) Head Office Contact Details; Business Units Contact Details; Ports Contact Details Not all the cranes are in use or serviceable but new cranes are on order. 0860 109 330. Kingsmead Office Park (Head Office) Port Ops House The Port of Durban is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, although cargo working may be restricted on official public holidays. Tel (27) 031 361 3755 (switchboard) The port also employs one work boat/tug of the Tern class, Royal Tern, which has a bollard pull of 18.7 tons. The largest ships to have entered Durban harbour were in the region of 230,000-dwt but even larger vessels are catered for in the outer anchorage. Port of Durban (Transnet National Ports Authority) PO Box 1027 DURBAN 4000 Tel (27) 031 361 3755 (switchboard) Cruises are offered between Durban and the Mozambique coast, including to the MSC resport at Pomene, as well as longer cruises to Reunion and Mauritius and to and from Cape Town. Transnet National Ports Authority is the largest port authority in southern Africa, controlling seven of the 16 noteworthy ports in the region. In 2012 it necame clear that the navy intends returning to Durban which would then revert to being a naval base, from which offshore patrol boats and possibly one frigate would operate.The fringe of the Salisbury Island naval area is under consideration as an extension to the Pier 1 Container Terminal. During the summer each year MSC Cruises bases a cruise ship for all-summer cruising at Durban, operating to the Mozambique and Indian Ocean island destinations. The National Ports Authority is responsible for the safe, effective and efficient economic functioning of the national port system, which it manages in a landlord capacity. In addition Durban has a interesting Maritime Museum located near the Bat Centre (opposite Aliwal Street, now renamed Samora Machel St) which includes two tugs, the JR MORE and ULUNDI, the minesweeper SAS DURBAN and other large and small exhibits. 2.844 million TEUs for the calendar year 2019 (2.630m TEU in 2016). The ‘resident’ cruise ship during the 2019/20 season is the MSC ORCHESTRA. Extensive ship repair facilities consist of a graving dock divided into two compartments with a total length of 352.04m and a width of 33.52m at the top. $Resources:ReportServerResources,GenerateModelName; /OurPorts/Durban/_layouts/ReportServer/GenerateModel.aspx?list={ListId}&ID={ItemId}. Transnet National Ports Authority. $Resources:ReportServerResources,EditProcessingOptions; /OurPorts/Durban/_layouts/ReportServer/ReportExecution.aspx?list={ListId}&ID={ItemId}. Transnet Currently selected. The port of Durban operates on a common user basis and consists of five business units managed by Transnet Port Terminals or TPT [formerly known as SA Port Operations (SAPO)] – Durban Container Terminal (Africa’s busiest), consisting of Pier 1 Container Terminal and the Pier 2 Container Terminal. Stanger Street $Resources:ReportServerResources,ManageHistory; /OurPorts/Durban/_layouts/ReportServer/ReportHistory.aspx?list={ListId}&ID={ItemId}. Bayhead has two general repair quays in addition to several privately operated and fully equipped repair quays. Situated at Longitude 31º 02’E and Latitude 29º 52’S, the port is 680 nautical miles north-east of Cape Agulhas and occupies the natural expanse of Durban Bay – an area of 1850ha, with the water area being 892ha in extent at high tide and 679ha at low. $Resources:ReportServerResources,EditDatasetInReportBuilder; /OurPorts/Durban/_layouts/ReportServer/RSAction.aspx?RSAction=ReportBuilderDatasetContext&list={ListId}&ID={ItemId}. Today it is a multi cargo port on the western perimeter of Algoa Bay, 384 n.miles southwest of Durban and 423 n.miles east of … The port has a total of 59 effective berths excluding those used by fishing vessels and ship repair. For the 2019 calendar year ended 31 December 2019, the port of Durban handled a total of 3253 sea-going ships with a gross tonnage of 122,701,188 gross tons (2016: 3754 ships / 135,660,000gt). Each tug is maintained to SAMSA class 8 standard and is equipped for fire fighting and salvage. Enter your e-mail address below (required), Tel (27) 361 5580 (Customer Call Centre) or Fax (27) 086 639 3048, Contact details, background, history, port facilities for Port of Durban, Tel (27) 031 361 8821 (Acting Port Manager), Tel (27) 031 361 8527 (Corporate Affairs Dept/PR), http://www.transnetnationalportsauthority.net/. There are a number of other terminals in the port which are managed and operated by private companies, including the Bluff Coaling Terminal known as Bulk Connections, the large Island View oil and petroleum complex, often referred to as the Cutler Complex or simply as Island View, the Fresh Produce Terminal at the T-Jetty and another fruit terminal at Maydon Wharf, the Sugar Terminal and the Wood Chip Terminals on Maydon Wharf, SA Bulk Terminals (Rennies) situated on both Maydon Wharf and Island View in addition to a number of other private facilities mostly at Maydon Wharf. In response to demand the port of Durban is maximising and creating more container handling facilities (see above) including a second container terminal on Pier One which commenced operations in 2007, but space in the harbour will continue to be reserved for breakbulk and bulk cargoes. The port operates a fleet of tugs owned and operated by the National Ports Authority (NPA). Total cargo handled in 2019 was 81.211 million tonnes (2016: 76.827mt including all products and commodities. It operates within a legislative and regulatory environment created by the National Ports Act 2005 (Act No. $Resources:ReportServerResources,ViewSubscriptions; /_layouts/images/ReportServer/Manage_Subscription.gif, /OurPorts/Durban/_layouts/ReportServer/ManageSubscriptions.aspx?list={ListId}&ID={ItemId}. These and other cruise ships make use of one or more berths as required and at times the port can have as many as three cruise ships in port together. 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